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January 14, 2021 – The officers and enlisted personnel aboard the prospective BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), the country’s second missile frigate, is now conducting unit training at sea. “(They are now conducting) unit training (as of this time). This means that the crew is now conducting a hands-on operation on the different systems aboard the ship. This includes machinery, weapons,…
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December 14, 2020 – The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday said the country’s second missile frigate, BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), has departed Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea for its sea acceptance trials (SAT) involving the various shipboard weapons and sensors scheduled for this week. “Focus of this week’s SAT will be on the various weapons and…
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December 7, 2020 – The Philippine Navy (PN)’s prospective missile frigate, BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), will undergo a test of its communications system as part of its second sea acceptance trials this week. The test would be conducted off the waters of Ulsan, South Korea, PN public affairs office chief Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas said in an interview with…
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October 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Tuesday, October 20, the Defense Business Agency (Cheongchang Wang Chung-hong) delivered the first training ship (Hansan dodo*) to the Navy. As a result, the ROK Navy has secured a dedicated ship capable of training and training at sea. “Hansando” is named after the name of “Hansando”, which was established in the city of…
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August 25, 2020 – Sea trials for the Philippine Navy (PN)’s second missile-frigate, BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), are tentatively scheduled by mid-September. “The tentative schedule for (sea trials is on) mid-September. However, it is still not yet finalized,” said Navy public affairs office chief, Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, in a message to the Philippine News Agency on Monday. Sea…
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August 11, 2020 – Due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), the sister ship of missile-frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), is expected to be delivered by January or February next year. “We are expecting FF-151 January or February 2021, still ahead of the delivery date per contract, which is March 2021,” said Philippine Navy…
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April 29, 2020 (Google Translation) – The new escort ship (FFX Batch-Ⅱ) No. 4 East Sea was launched. The launching ceremony of the Navy’s new escort ship, Donghae (FFX Batch-II, 2,800 tons), was held at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan on the afternoon of the 29th. More than 20 people participated in the launching ceremony including Mayor Shim Gyu-Eon, Donghae…
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